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2004 MINEXPO INTERNATIONAL Following is a list of companies exhibiting at this year's MINExpo show. The list is the most current available as of press time.--Ed. 3B6 Sistemi Elettronici Industriali 4920 3D-P 3149 3M Mining 5119 48e Nord International 1526 4N Corporation 8278 5DT (Fifth Dimension Technologies) 4013 A&K...

The 'dash to gas' in the Middle East.
A RAPIDLY GROWING POPULATION and industrialisation across the region require vast quantities of power. Proven natural gas reserves of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are estimated at 81.23 trillion cubic metres, some 45% of the world's total, which would suffice global demand for another 100 years at...

A Boom In Dubai's Overseas Property Thrusts - The Case Of Limitless.
On the other hand, petroleum now accounts for a small part of Dubai's GDP, with the emirate having beaten its oil-rich neighbours in the race to diversify national economies away from fossil fuels. A firm aptly called Limitless, a Dubai property developer, on Feb. 5 announced plans to help...

Washing green?
Some say the deal is corporate greenwashing. Others argue that the collaboration between a major chemical company and the nation's largest environmental group is a way to shift the market toward more sustainable cleaning products. Either way, it's clear that the Sierra Club's recent marketing deal with Clorox is...

Startech Environmental Corp. Producing 'Green Electricity' with Carbonless Power System.
ENERGY RESOURCE-25 March 2008-Startech Environmental Corp. Producing 'Green Electricity' with Carbonless Power System(C)2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Startech Environmental Corp. today announced plans to produce and market its Carbonless Power System for green electricity in stationary facilities. Startech Hydrogen, derived from processing waste in the Startech...

Food and defense self-assessment tools.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/defguids.html In 2003, the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) issued the Food and Cosmetic Security Preventive Measures Guidance, which consists of five separate guidance documents designed to make operators in the food and cosmetics industries aware of each segment...

Company Watch - American Pacific.
Apr 21, 2008 American Pacific Corporation ("AMPAC") is a leading manufacturer of specialty and fine chemicals within its focused markets, as well as propulsion products sold to defense, aerospace and pharmaceutical end markets. AMPAC's products provide access to, and movement in, space via solid fuel and propulsion...

Gulf Ethanol Corp. Plans to Build Prototype Cellulosic Bio-Processing Unit.
ENERGY RESOURCE-15 April 2008-Gulf Ethanol Corp. Plans to Build Prototype Cellulosic Bio-Processing Unit(C)2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Gulf Ethanol Corporation today said it has delivered the purchase order and initial payment for the manufacture of its initial prototype bio-processing unit, which will be designed to preprocess cellulosic biomass...

Borlaug dialogue engages in global biotech discussion: international experts offer bio-views.
One of America's foremost conferences on international food and agriculture, the Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium, attracted more than 700 participants from around the world to Des Moines, Iowa last year to discuss "Biofoods and Biofuels: Global Challenges of Emerging Technologies." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The symposium,...

GE Joins ConocoPhillips in Water Sustainability Venture in Qatar.
ENERGY RESOURCE-21 April 2008-GE Joins ConocoPhillips in Water Sustainability Venture in Qatar(C)2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com ConocoPhillips and GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company, today announced that GE has become an equal co-venturer in ConocoPhillips' Water Sustainability Center (WSC) in Qatar. ...